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55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5

(55 ILCS 5/3-6001.5)

Sec. 3-6001.5. Sheriff qualifications.

A person is not eligible to be elected or
appointed to the office of sheriff, unless that person meets all of the
following requirements:

(1) Is a United States citizen.

(2) Has been a resident of the county for at least

one year.

(3) Is not a convicted felon.

(4) Has a certificate attesting to his or her

successful completion of the Minimum Standards Basic Law Enforcement Officers Training Course as prescribed by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board or a substantially similar training program of another state or the federal government. This paragraph does not apply to a sheriff currently serving on the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 101st General Assembly.

(Source: P.A. 101-652, eff. 1-1-22.)